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"I'm agent septimus Septimus". "Shouldn't it be agent septuagesimo septimo?" "No, I'm agent septimus, and my name is Septimus."
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@Brandazzo22 Scipio was frowned upon in Rome exactly because of his dedication to diplomacy (Roman diplomacy at the time was completely unrefined) and for his proximity and personal friendship with kings (when the Romans of the time despised kings). But that avoided him to end like his father and uncle in Spain, betrayed by suposed allies, and gained him the decisive support of Massinissa. In general, he seemed to have an exceptional understanding of how the mind of the people (allied and enemies) worked (see for example the battle of Ilipa, where he exploited to his own advantage the fact that his enemies knew the tactic Hannibal used at Canne), and that gave him a decisive advantage over Hannibal, unmatched tactic, but not able to fully foresee the consequences of his own victories.
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